Sponsor an Orphan
Atif’s Story
‘My name is Atif Irshad. We are five brothers and sisters. My father died of cancer when I was just 10. It was his wish for us to have the best education. My uncle has five children of his own, and is only a poor street seller. He gave me and my siblings a household, but this is beyond his means. When my father died my desire to be educated was being crushed. My dreams of becoming a doctor had been destroyed. Just as we were losing hope we were admitted into a READ Foundation School. Now I am happy as I can fulfil my father’s wishes for us.’
Atif is just one of many thousands of children with a similar story. READ foundation supports over 6500 orphans, but the needs are considerably more. Please help by sponsoring a child’s education. Make a difference.
Many families are in desperate need of income and are forced to send their children out to work rather than going to school, consequently both the child and the family remain in poverty as their is no investment in education. A positive step towards eliminating this circle of lost opportunity is by sponsoring a child for as little a £10 per month. This small amount makes the world of difference and ensures an investment in the life of a needy orphan.
‘Educate a child to READ. Build the FOUNDATION of a nation’
Distribution of your Sponsorship
£10/month or annually (one-off payment) of £120/year will ensure that over the course of a year an orphan is provided with:
1. School Fees
2. Books
3. Notebooks
4. Stationery
5. Uniform
6. School Bag
7. Shoes
If your means allow – you can sponsor a child for the full span of their educational life, i.e. 12 years for £1440. A one off payment guaranteed to see the child through all their needs from kindergarten to qualification.
What you will receive
Upon receipt of your sponsorship, we will send you a complete profile for the children. This includes personal, family and academic information of the child along with his/her recent photograph.
An Annual Academic Progress Report of your sponsored child would be sent to you at the end of each academic year. The report shall illustrate your childs:
1. academic progress and performance
2. school attendance
3. strengths and weaknesses
4. interests, hobbies
5. general development over the year
Sponsor a needy child
Many of our schools also cater for exceptionally poor children who, although not orphans, may even be in a worse state than some orphans. These ‘poorest of the poor’ children are very neglected by sponsors. There needs are great. Please help us, for the same amount of £10 per month, you can support one of the most vulnerable children in our schools. Please do this though our ‘Child Sponsorship Scheme’
Educating Daughters Programme
The concept of real and sustainable socio-economic development cannot be realised without the active participation of women in every sphere of life. The existing facilities for female education in most of the developing world, are insufficient or non-existent, especially, in the rural areas.
Of those that get access to initial education a large number drop out at secondary level due to the non-availability of convenient schooling facilities. READ Foundation is carrying out an extensive educational programme to equip the girls from rural and underprovided areas with quality education and a set of skills that help them throughout their life. During the first phase of this plan, READ Foundation has incorporated four boarding schools up to the secondary level in four districts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Hailing from poor family backgrounds, these girls would not enjoy such a quality education if it was not for your support. Please sponsor one of our High School Female Students (HSFS) at £480 per annum (£40 per month) which includes extras such as boarding, lodgings and fees.
Talent Support Programme
Since 2001, READ Foundation has been providing financial assistance to professional students for their boarding and tuition fees; under its extensive educational support project. The project was put in place primarily for the children of families with difficult living conditions and poor socio-economic status. Students from different areas of expertise (Medical, Engineering, Agriculture etc.) are currently benefiting from aid of this project. The numbers of these outstanding students are in thousands. READ Foundation seeks your help to support these needy yet talented students complete higher education so they can fully contribute back to society. The sponsorship amount is £100 per month or £1200 annually – usually for the duration of their degree which can be from 3 to 5 years in length.
To donate online today:
Send cheques to:
READ Foundation
674 Washwood Heath Road
Birmingham
B8 2HQ
You can donate over the phone on:
0121 326 7878
Email us:
info@readfoundation.org.uk